Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

Amoako Boafo solo exhibition to open in Venice during 2026 Biennale

Gagosian will bring the Ghanaian artist to Venice's Palazzo Grimani in May

Prizesnews

Peruvian artist Antonio Paucar wins UK’s Artes Mundi prize

Paucar’s works and those of five other shortlisted artists are on show at venues across Wales

Work by Edgar Degas among £59.7m haul of art donated to UK public collections in exchange for tax benefits

Works by Ben Nicholson, Vanessa Bell and Bill Brandt were also among works given to the nation in 2024-25 to settle £39.3m worth of tax

‘It’s madness’: David Hockney blasts plans to loan Bayeux Tapestry to UK

The artist says he is concerned about the “physical and environmental risks” posed by sending the work to the British Museum

Newly discovered Roman villa may be Welsh town's own ‘Pompeii’, archaeologists say

Found beneath the town of Port Talbot, the structure is the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales

Ground Control to London: David Bowie’s childhood home to be restored by heritage charity

The Bromley cottage where the singer is thought to have written ‘Space Oddity’ will open to the public later next year

Prizesnews

Shortlist announced for Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s biggest art prize

Five artists are in the running for the prize, which offers €35,000 and an exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris to the winner

Hurvin Anderson and Caroline Walker to show new works on London Underground

The works form part of the 2026 Art on the Underground programme, which turns London into a vast public art gallery

‘Once-in-a lifetime’ UK Iron Age discovery may be linked to Boudicca

The hoard, uncovered by archaeologists in Norfolk, includes rare animal-headed battle trumpet

Book Clubfeature

A taster of the British Museum's Hawaii show in three objects

The curator Alice Christophe delves into the catalogue and picks out some key objects ahead of the exhibition in London

Alice Christophe. With an introduction by Gareth Harris
Book Clubfeature

How an artist and a writer forged a frank friendship—and a book

The author Olivia Laing and the painter Chantal Joffe tell us about collaborating on a new book detailing their creative exchanges

How UK museums are embracing citizens’ assemblies to help frame their futures

The National Gallery and Imperial War Museum seek the public’s views on purpose and priorities

Istanbul Biennial ends early following curator departure

The Three-Legged Cat exhibition organised by Christine Tohmé was due to last three years

In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2025

Jaune Quick-to-see-Smith, David Lynch and Koyo Kouoh were among those who passed away this year

UK government insures Bayeux Tapestry for £800m during loan to British Museum

Historic embroidery will be protected from damage or loss under taxpayer-backed scheme

Pablo Picasso and Safeya Binzagr headline Sotheby’s second sale in Saudi Arabia

Auction house powers ahead with blue-chip lots in the Middle East but luxury items fall out of favour

Robert Mnuchin, the blue-chip gallerist who loved the drama of the auction saleroom, has died aged 92

After working in finance, he began a second art world career in New York in his 60s

Late UK artist Sarah Cunningham honoured with Nottingham Contemporary show

Exhibition next autumn marks return of the artist’s work to the city where she was born

Prizesnews

Heidi Lau and Wong Ping both win M+ Sigg Prize

Six artists were shortlisted for Chinese contemporary art prize worth $130,000

Plans for €128m Guggenheim Bilbao expansion scrapped following protests

The proposed museum outpost at a nearby nature reserve has been mired in controversy since it was first mooted in 2008

Arts Council England review: reforms, endowment funds and tax incentives

Labour peer Margaret Hodge, who led the report, has suggested new funding proposals based on philanthropic giving

Art Fund awards £1.2m to 29 UK museums to support ‘innovative’ projects

Charity's “Reimagine” programme will fund a variety of initiatives, from developing a new model for provenance research to preserving digital heritage

London's Brutalist Barbican Centre to close for £240m renovation

The building, which houses three gallery spaces, will close for a year from June 2028

Maria Balshaw to step down as Tate director

Balshaw will see out her nine-year tenure by co-curating the largest-ever survey of the artist Tracey Emin in spring 2026

UK police hunt suspects in ‘high-value’ Bristol museum heist

More than 600 objects were stolen from the collection of the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, which closed in 2008

Collection of 61 Matisse works—mostly portraying his daughter Marguerite—donated to Paris museum

Barbara Dauphin Duthuit, the wife of Henri Matisse’s grandson, has gifted seven paintings, one sculpture, 28 drawings and eight etchings to the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris

Bright sparks: humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, research reveals

Archaeologists discovered Palaeolithic fire-making tools in a field in the east of England

Nnena Kalu wins the 2025 Turner Prize

The Scottish artist, who was nominated for works shown at the Walker Art Gallery and Manifesta 15, is the first learning-disabled person to claim the prestigious award